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, super middleweights, 10 rounds
- Ridiculous mismatch of a fight. Fight spills over past the bell in the first.
- First bell sounds!
Ring walks getting started!
Ridiculous mismatch of a fight. Fight spills over past the bell in the first.
by TKO-5 (1:46)
- One-sided beatdown by Verde, with Hernandez’s only moment of success coming from a highly questionable knockdown call in the third round. That moment aside, he got absolutely throttled by Verde who hit him with literally every punch in the training manual.
One-sided beatdown by Verde, with Hernandez’s only moment of success coming from a highly questionable knockdown call in the third round. That moment aside, he got absolutely throttled by Verde who hit him with literally every punch in the training manual.
- Referee has seen enough, stops it in the fifth.
Doctor evaluating Hernandez to start the fifth.
Four rounds in, Hernandez has won maybe 1% of the entire fight, yet he’s the one with the official knockdown. He’s otherwise taking a shellacking.
Replay seems to show the knockdown was really a case of a balance shot while Hernandez stepped on Verde’s foot. Knockdown won’t be overruled, though.
Verde landing everything and the kitchen sink in the third, Hernandez with a high threshold for punishment. VERDE SOMEHOW GOES DOWN AND SAYS IT WAS A SLIP BUT IT WAS RULED OTHERWISE!
Considerable mismatch in talent and skill. Verde teeing off and easily having his way after two, and it doesn’t much look like Hernandez wants to be in there. Hernandez took the fight on two weeks notice, and it shows.
First bell sounds!
Ring walks getting started.
Referee has seen enough, stops it in the fifth.
Doctor evaluating Hernandez to start the fifth.
Four rounds in, Hernandez has won maybe 1% of the entire fight, yet he’s the one with the official knockdown. He’s otherwise taking a shellacking.
Replay seems to show the knockdown was really a case of a balance shot while Hernandez stepped on Verde’s foot. Knockdown won’t be overruled, though.
Verde landing everything and the kitchen sink in the third, Hernandez with a high threshold for punishment. VERDE SOMEHOW GOES DOWN AND SAYS IT WAS A SLIP BUT IT WAS RULED OTHERWISE!
Considerable mismatch in talent and skill. Verde teeing off and easily having his way after two, and it doesn’t much look like Hernandez wants to be in there. Hernandez took the fight on two weeks notice, and it shows.
by KO-3 (1:08)
- Marcial clearly came into this fight with a point to prove and showcased his power advantage early. The crowd was definitely pro-Huerta but that wasn’t enough for him to withstand the punches Marcial was dishing out. In the third Marcial landed a beautiful counter shot that put Huerta down and unable to beat the count. Nice one for the highlight reel.
Marcial clearly came into this fight with a point to prove and showcased his power advantage early. The crowd was definitely pro-Huerta but that wasn’t enough for him to withstand the punches Marcial was dishing out. In the third Marcial landed a beautiful counter shot that put Huerta down and unable to beat the count. Nice one for the highlight reel.
- BEAUTIFULLY TIMED COUNTER PUTS HUERTA DOWN AND OUT!
Heavy punching coming from Marcial, Huerta at an obvious power deficit early, and Marcial just steadily applying pressure and picking his spots to strafe the body and head.
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BEAUTIFULLY TIMED COUNTER PUTS HUERTA DOWN AND OUT!
Heavy punching coming from Marcial, Huerta at an obvious power deficit early, and Marcial just steadily applying pressure and picking his spots to strafe the body and head.
Ring walks starting now! Fight will be getting started momentarily.
Streaming: DAZN (subscription required)
Location: Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA, USA
- Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs Nestor Bravo, super lightweights, 12 rounds, for Cruz’s interim WBC title
- Preview: Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KO) looks to stay relevant at 140, basically, as he can’t lose this fight and get a good fight next, but if he wins it, yeah, he’ll be attractive for plenty of people, and could force a full WBC title fight with the Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello winner after their fight on October 24. He could also be lined up to face WBA champ Gary Antuanne Russell. But he has to win here. He’s expected to, but Bravo (24-1, 17 KO) does have advantages in height and reach, and they’re significant. It’s going to come down to whether he can utilize those or not, because Pitbull fights the same, always. He’s tough, he’s hard to beat, and he makes you earn it.
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs Nestor Bravo, super lightweights, 12 rounds, for Cruz’s interim WBC title
- Preview: Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KO) looks to stay relevant at 140, basically, as he can’t lose this fight and get a good fight next, but if he wins it, yeah, he’ll be attractive for plenty of people, and could force a full WBC title fight with the Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello winner after their fight on October 24. He could also be lined up to face WBA champ Gary Antuanne Russell. But he has to win here. He’s expected to, but Bravo (24-1, 17 KO) does have advantages in height and reach, and they’re significant. It’s going to come down to whether he can utilize those or not, because Pitbull fights the same, always. He’s tough, he’s hard to beat, and he makes you earn it.
Preview: Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KO) looks to stay relevant at 140, basically, as he can’t lose this fight and get a good fight next, but if he wins it, yeah, he’ll be attractive for plenty of people, and could force a full WBC title fight with the Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello winner after their fight on October 24. He could also be lined up to face WBA champ Gary Antuanne Russell. But he has to win here. He’s expected to, but Bravo (24-1, 17 KO) does have advantages in height and reach, and they’re significant. It’s going to come down to whether he can utilize those or not, because Pitbull fights the same, always. He’s tough, he’s hard to beat, and he makes you earn it.
- Daniel Blancas vs Sergio Jimenez, super middleweights, 10 rounds
- Preview: We’ve got BoxRec rankings of 31 (Blancas) and 208 (Jimenez) here. Blancas is 15-0 (7 KO), a 25-year-old Milwaukee native who scored a decent win over Raul Salomon last time out on May 2, and has been inching along as a pro. Jimenez (17-1-1, 15 KO) is a 39-year-old Mexicali-born fighter who had his pro debut at age 33 in 2021, and went to a six-round draw against a fella who came in with a record of 8-56-2. He’s done OK since then, but he’s fought at very, very low levels, other than a 10-round loss to Deon Nicholson in 2024. On the sheet, this looks like a pretty wack mismatch propped up by one guy’s paper-thin record.
Marco Verde vs Guillermo Hernandez, middleweights, 10 rounds
- Preview: Verde (6-0, 3 KO) won a silver medal for Mexico at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, falling short in the final against Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev of Uzbekistan, who are among the big daddies in modern amateur boxing. Verde represented his country wonderfully, but he hasn’t exactly been blowing anyone’s doors off since turning pro in May 2025, and it’s not like he’s been matched aggressively or something. He’s beating people handily and clean without debate, but anyone would want to see more for an Olympic silver medalist. But maybe that’s just not him. Hernandez (7-0, 4 KO) is a 30-year-old from Calgary nicknamed “The Warrior,” which is staggeringly generic. He won three fights in El Salvador, one in Colombia, one in his hometown of Calgary, and two club-level fights in Mexico. These are places where you can pad/build a record pretty easily.
Eumir Marcial vs Omar Huerta, middleweights, 10 rounds
- Preview: Marcial (7-0, 4 KO) was once given a bit of hype as a possible Next Great Hope out of the Philippines, but the 30-year-old also hasn’t really impressed since turning pro in late 2020. He won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He also plays basketball for the Basilan Steel of the MPBL in the Philippines, so he’s just like Manny Pacquiao other than all the achievements or accomplishments past that bronze medal. Huerta (15-1-1, 13 KO) is a local, 0-1-1 in his last two, including a shutout loss to Vito Mielnicki Jr last time out in April.
Daniel Blancas vs Sergio Jimenez, super middleweights, 10 rounds
- Preview: We’ve got BoxRec rankings of 31 (Blancas) and 208 (Jimenez) here. Blancas is 15-0 (7 KO), a 25-year-old Milwaukee native who scored a decent win over Raul Salomon last time out on May 2, and has been inching along as a pro. Jimenez (17-1-1, 15 KO) is a 39-year-old Mexicali-born fighter who had his pro debut at age 33 in 2021, and went to a six-round draw against a fella who came in with a record of 8-56-2. He’s done OK since then, but he’s fought at very, very low levels, other than a 10-round loss to Deon Nicholson in 2024. On the sheet, this looks like a pretty wack mismatch propped up by one guy’s paper-thin record.
Preview: We’ve got BoxRec rankings of 31 (Blancas) and 208 (Jimenez) here. Blancas is 15-0 (7 KO), a 25-year-old Milwaukee native who scored a decent win over Raul Salomon last time out on May 2, and has been inching along as a pro. Jimenez (17-1-1, 15 KO) is a 39-year-old Mexicali-born fighter who had his pro debut at age 33 in 2021, and went to a six-round draw against a fella who came in with a record of 8-56-2. He’s done OK since then, but he’s fought at very, very low levels, other than a 10-round loss to Deon Nicholson in 2024. On the sheet, this looks like a pretty wack mismatch propped up by one guy’s paper-thin record.
Marco Verde vs Guillermo Hernandez, middleweights, 10 rounds
- Preview: Verde (6-0, 3 KO) won a silver medal for Mexico at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, falling short in the final against Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev of Uzbekistan, who are among the big daddies in modern amateur boxing. Verde represented his country wonderfully, but he hasn’t exactly been blowing anyone’s doors off since turning pro in May 2025, and it’s not like he’s been matched aggressively or something. He’s beating people handily and clean without debate, but anyone would want to see more for an Olympic silver medalist. But maybe that’s just not him. Hernandez (7-0, 4 KO) is a 30-year-old from Calgary nicknamed “The Warrior,” which is staggeringly generic. He won three fights in El Salvador, one in Colombia, one in his hometown of Calgary, and two club-level fights in Mexico. These are places where you can pad/build a record pretty easily.
Preview: Verde (6-0, 3 KO) won a silver medal for Mexico at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, falling short in the final against Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev of Uzbekistan, who are among the big daddies in modern amateur boxing. Verde represented his country wonderfully, but he hasn’t exactly been blowing anyone’s doors off since turning pro in May 2025, and it’s not like he’s been matched aggressively or something. He’s beating people handily and clean without debate, but anyone would want to see more for an Olympic silver medalist. But maybe that’s just not him. Hernandez (7-0, 4 KO) is a 30-year-old from Calgary nicknamed “The Warrior,” which is staggeringly generic. He won three fights in El Salvador, one in Colombia, one in his hometown of Calgary, and two club-level fights in Mexico. These are places where you can pad/build a record pretty easily.
Eumir Marcial vs Omar Huerta, middleweights, 10 rounds
- Preview: Marcial (7-0, 4 KO) was once given a bit of hype as a possible Next Great Hope out of the Philippines, but the 30-year-old also hasn’t really impressed since turning pro in late 2020. He won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He also plays basketball for the Basilan Steel of the MPBL in the Philippines, so he’s just like Manny Pacquiao other than all the achievements or accomplishments past that bronze medal. Huerta (15-1-1, 13 KO) is a local, 0-1-1 in his last two, including a shutout loss to Vito Mielnicki Jr last time out in April.
Preview: Marcial (7-0, 4 KO) was once given a bit of hype as a possible Next Great Hope out of the Philippines, but the 30-year-old also hasn’t really impressed since turning pro in late 2020. He won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He also plays basketball for the Basilan Steel of the MPBL in the Philippines, so he’s just like Manny Pacquiao other than all the achievements or accomplishments past that bronze medal. Huerta (15-1-1, 13 KO) is a local, 0-1-1 in his last two, including a shutout loss to Vito Mielnicki Jr last time out in April.
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